The Russia national badminton team represents Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 in international badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 competitions. The team is organized by the National Badminton Federation of Russia (NFBR) located in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

. (The NFBR became the sport's sole administrator when the Russian Badminton Federation (RBF) was dissolved by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in 2005.

Players

According to the NFBR's rating, the top players as of March 25, 2010 were:
Men singles

• Vladimir Malkov
• Vladimir Ivanov
• Ivan Sozonov
• Stanislav Pukhov

Men pairs

• Alexander Nikolaenko
• Vitalij Durkin

Women singles

• Ella Diehl
• Tatjana Bibik
• Olga Golovanova
• Anastasia Prokopenko

Women pairs

• Nina Vislova
  Nina Vislova
  -Career:Vislova won four medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships, two gold medals in women's doubles , a silver medal in mixed doubles , and a bronze medal also in mixed doubles . Nina also won at the 2006 US Open in women's doubles and mixed. She won the bronze medal at the 2008...
  
  
• Valeria Sorokina
  Valeria Sorokina
  -Career:She won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nina Vislova. In her home country Russia she won 3 national titles until 2009.-References:...